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Tag Archives: brain injury
New Tools from the American Academy of Neurology to Teach High School Coaches and Athletes how to Spot a Sports Concussion Released
On August 31st, 2011 the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) released several new tools as part of their educational campaign on sports-related concussions. The AAN website now offers two free online safety courses created by the University of Michigan Neurosport … Continue reading
Hojas informativas en español del Centro del Modelo de Sistemas sobre el Conocimiento de Traducción
En el post del blog de hoy, vamos a discutir las hojas de datos informativos proporcionados por MSKTC. El Centro del Modelo de Sistemas sobre el Conocimiento de Traducción (MSKTC) tiene hojas informativas que cubren una amplia gama de temas incluyendo cuidado de la piel y las úlceras por presión, dolor después de la lesión de la médula espinal, la … Continue reading
Posted in Fact sheet, Organization, Publications, Website
Tagged accessibility, Bone health, brain injury, Burn Injury, depression, disability, education, employment, Fact Sheets, knowledge translation, MSKTC, parenting, Pediatric injuries, Spanish, Spasticity, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States, vocational rehabilitation, wheelchairs, wound care
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Step by Step: Rehab Tip Sheets from UAB
The Model Traumatic Brain Injury Project at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has a great collection of tip sheets that take caregivers, rehab professionals, and people with TBI through some of the more common rehab issues such as Walking … Continue reading
Posted in Guide, Project, Publications
Tagged brain injury, rehabilitation, TBI, tips
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Rep. Giffords Rehabilitation Generates Awareness of the Lack of Access to Adequate Rehabilitation for many Individuals with Brain Injury
The tragic events on January 8, 2011 near Tucson, Arizona brought brain injury into the national spotlight with the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Rep. Giffords has made remarkable progress since her injury and continues to thrive at TIRR … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged brain injury, Gabrielle Giffords, medicare, rehabilitation, traumatic brain injury
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An interview with TIRR’s Dr. Mark Sherer, director of the Texas TBI Model System
Dr. Mark Sherer, principal investigator of the Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System at TIRR has an excellent interview in the Atlantic Monthly. Fred Vox interviews Dr. Sherer on the insights he and his team have discovered in treating people … Continue reading
Representative Gabrielle Giffords Begins Rehabilitation at TIRR/Memorial Hermann
Correction: Rep. Giffords was transferred on Jan 26th. See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/27/AR2011012701251.html. On Friday morning, January 21, 2011 U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was transported to the TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital in Houston, Texas. Recognized as one of the top-rated rehabilitation hospitals … Continue reading
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Tagged brain injury, Gabrielle Giffords, model systems, TIRR
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The Santa Clara Valley Brain Injury Conference
Mark your calendars: The Santa Clara Valley Brain Injury Conference is now open for registration. This conference, titled Building on the Legacy of Coma to Community, is presented by the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Rehabilitation Research Center. It … Continue reading
NARIC’s Digital Archive: More!
Deep in the 80s now! FAMILY AS THERAPEUTIC AGENT: LONG-TERM REHABILITATION FOR TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURY PATIENTS: FINAL REPORT: MARY E SWITZER FELLOWSHIP REPORT. Jacobs, H E. 1984 O06761. EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MODERN PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC TECHNIQUES AND/OR HARDWARE … Continue reading
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Tagged aphasia, brain injury, deaf-blind, Delhi, family, needs assessments, orthotics, prosthetics, Sri Lanka, Sweden, United Kingdom
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Brainline.org interviews Drs. Kreutzer and Stejskal
Brainline.org, a website founded by WETA and the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, interviewed Dr. Jeffery Kreutzer and Dr. Taryn Stejskal of Virginia Commonwealth University about adjusting to life with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Their interview is presented … Continue reading
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Tagged brain injury, coping, counseling, families, NIDRR research, TBI, video
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